.357 Remington Maximum

The .357 Maximum, formally known as the .357 Remington Maximum or the .357 Max, is a super magnum handgun cartridge originally developed by Elgin Gates as the wildcat .357 SuperMag. The .357 Maximum was introduced into commercial production as a joint-venture by Remington Arms Company and Ruger in 1983 as a new chambering for the Ruger Blackhawk. Shortly thereafter, Dan Wesson Firearms and Thompson/Center Arms introduced firearms in this cartridge. United Sporting Arms chambered it in their Silhouette series single-action revolvers. It is a .357 Magnum case lengthened 0.300 inches (7.6 mm). Based on the .357 Magnum cartridge, a revolver or single-shot pistol designed for the .357 Remington Maximum will chamber and fire the .360 Dan Wesson, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short Colt cartridges. Intended primarily as a silhouette cartridge, such high velocity and energy levels have hunting applications. SAAMI pressure level for this cartridge is set at 40,000 pounds per square inch (280 MPa).

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.357 Max; .357 Maximum
super magnum, wildcat cartridge, pistol cartridge, revolver cartridge, United States, 

.32 rimfire, .41 rimfire, .44 Bull Dog, .44 Remington Centerfire, .455 Webley, .46 rimfire, .476 Enfield, .500 Linebaugh, 10.4 × 20 mm R, 8mm Gasser, 9mm Japanese revolver, Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, Colt M1877, Colt M1878, Colt M1892, Lefaucheux M1858, M1870 Gasser, M1879 Reichsrevolver, M1917 revolver, Manurhin MR 73, Nagant M1895, pistol cartridge, Rast & Gasser M1898, revolver, revolver cartridge, revolver cartridge, Ruger GP100, Smith & Wesson Model 29, super magnum, Wildcat, wildcat cartridge, 

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